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Emma Day

CMO Speaks: Making ED Care Better for SCD – Progress in 2023

  • October 20, 2023
  • Emma Day

Welcome to CMO Speaks, a blog featuring the voices of SCDAA’s clinical leadership team. This article was written by Dr. Lewis... Continue Reading

New Opiate Dosing Calculator for Health Care Providers

  • October 19, 2023
  • Emma Day

NEW RESOURCE AVAILABLE: This tool from the National Alliance of Sickle Cell Centers can help sickle cell providers make important decisions... Continue Reading

CMO Speaks: Gene Therapy for SCD (Part 2)

  • October 6, 2023
  • Emma Day

Welcome to CMO Speaks, a blog featuring the voices of SCDAA’s clinical leadership team. This is part two of a three-part... Continue Reading

MARAC Statement: Health Insurance Coverage for MSD SCT

  • September 22, 2023
  • Emma Day

MARAC Statement: Health Insurance Coverage for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant for Sickle Cell Disease from HLA-matched Sibling Donor (MSD HCT) Sept.... Continue Reading

MARAC Statement: Update About COVID

  • September 22, 2023
  • Emma Day

Sept. 16, 2023 – The worldwide pandemic of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV2) infections seem to have settled down, and we are now seeing... Continue Reading

SCDAA and MedicAlert Foundation Launch Pilot Program

  • September 21, 2023
  • Emma Day

Leading Sickle Cell Organization and MedicAlert Foundation Launch Pilot Program to Improve Emergency Care During Sickle Cell Pain Crises Non-profits partner to... Continue Reading

Sickle Cell Awareness Month 2023 Events

  • August 28, 2023
  • Emma Day

All across the country, our member organizations are hosting exciting events for Sickle Cell Awareness Month this September. Check out the... Continue Reading

Abstracts Accepted Until 11:59 p.m. PST

  • July 17, 2023
  • Emma Day

This morning, we were notified that some users experienced issues using our 2023 National Abstract Competition portal. This issue has been... Continue Reading

MARAC Statement: Crizanlizumab (Adakveo)

  • July 7, 2023
  • Emma Day

July 7, 2023 – SCDAA’s Medical and Research Advisory Committee (MARAC) notes that the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal... Continue Reading

SCDAA Teams with MedicAlert Foundation

  • June 26, 2023
  • Emma Day

Sickle Cell Disease Association of America Teams with MedicAlert Foundation to Improve Emergency Outcomes During Sickle Cell Crises Nonprofits partner to... Continue Reading